The Hindsight Zone

"Don't paint the sun anymore!"

This week we tapped our good friend, indie musician Christa Knickerbocker, to talks to us about Season 3, EPisode 10 - The Midnight Sun. This episode is a study in slow dread, endless suffering, and the looming threat of nuclear annihilation (with an added layer of climate anxiety for the 21st century listener!), but somehow we still find the strength to giggle as we unpack it.

Want more Christa? Follow her and stream her music here!!

Check out her debut EP, Running in Slow Motion, when it comes out everywhere April 3rd!

Next Week on The Hindsight Zone: Season 5, Episode 19 - Night Call

"It's just a napkin holder in a little cafe in Ridgeview, Ohio!"

This week we're excited to be covering one of the Twilight Zone's more subtle and psychological offerings - Season Two, Episode 7: Nick of Time. This episode inspired us to examine our own superstitiousness (or lack thereof), do a little light research into fortune telling machines of the twentieth century, and reflect on the many charms of one William Shatner.

Referenced in the Episode

Check out The Verbal Fortune-Teller and Princess Doraldina

Shadow & Substance's coverage of this episode

Next Week on The Hindsight Zone: Season 3, Episode 10: The Midnight Sun

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The Hindsight Zone is written and produced by Olivia Sterne and Suzy Beller. The Twilight Zone was created by Rod Serling and is not our intellectual property.

Intro/Outro music and narration by Aaron Ussery

Cover art by Suzy Beller

"So long, Hercules!"

This week we're tackling an episode out of one of the wackier regions of the Twilight Zone: Season 2, Episode 19: Mr. Dingle the Strong. Our discussion explores sports, the dubious quality of comedic Twilight Zone episodes in general (and this one in particular), and speculation as to what that 2-headed Martian might be hiding under his big metal suit.

Referenced in the Episode

Need more Dingle? Check out The View From the Junkyard's review of this episode

O'Toole From Moscow , by Rod Serling, produced for radio by WVXU!!

Next Week on The Hindsight Zone: Season 2, Episode 7: Nick of Time

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The Hindsight Zone is written and produced by Olivia Sterne and Suzy Beller. The Twilight Zone was created by Rod Serling and is not our intellectual property.

Intro/Outro music and narration by Aaron Ussery

Cover art by Suzy Beller

"No change - no change at all!"

Eye of the Beholder ranks as an all-time favorite among fans of the Twilight Zone, so we're thrilled to get a chance to discuss it this week on pod. We're talking about production history, fascist aesthetics, and the debate surrounding what the moral of this episode really is. Peel off your bandages and come join us!

Referenced in the Episode:

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/the-twilight-zone-eye-of-the-beholder-makeup-was-inspired-by-the-time-machine

Next Week on The Hindsight Zone: Season 2, Epsiode 19 - Mr. Dingle the Strong.

"Just as a point of interest, gleep, what do you got against Stanislavsky?"

We're huge Rod Serling fans here at Hindsight Zone HQ, but this week we're taking him to task over what many will agree is one of his worst Twilight Zone Scripts: Season 4, Episode 18 - The Bard. Poor script quality aside, we have a blast talking about old Cool Whip commercials, the Reynolds/Brando feud, and the impact of a "comedic" score on an unfunny script.

Next Week on The Hindsight Zone: Season 2, Episode 6 - Eye of the Beholder

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Feel free to reach out via email at [email protected] if you want to request an episode for Season 2, or just say hi!

The Hindsight Zone is written and produced by Olivia Sterne and Suzy Beller. The Twilight Zone was created by Rod Serling and is not our intellectual property.

Intro/Outro music and narration by Aaron Ussery

Cover art by Suzy Beller

"Don't touch my tools!"

Strap on your time helmets and join us this week as we cover Season 3, Episode 13 - Once Upon A Time. We're talking time travel plot holes, roller skating and the enduring brilliance of one Buster Keaton (even if the writing of this episode can't quite keep up with him).

Also - bear with us on the (slightly echoey) audio with this one! We're moving to a new space and still working out the kinks. Thank you, as always, for listening! We'll work it out soon.

Referenced in the Episode

You can watch The Garage, starring Buster Keaton and Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, in full here

Next Week on The Hindsight Zone:

Season 4, Episode 18 - The Bard

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Feel free to reach out via email at [email protected] if you want to request an episode for Season 2, or just say hi!

The Hindsight Zone is written and produced by Olivia Sterne and Suzy Beller. The Twilight Zone was created by Rod Serling and is not our intellectual property.

Intro/Outro music and narration by Aaron Ussery

Cover art by Suzy Beller

"He doesn't like me! I don't like anyone that doesn't like me!"

Welcome to Season 2!!!! We are thrilled to kick things off with the excellent episode, It's a Good Life (Season 3, Episode 8). Join us for a discussion of dystopia, child-centric horror, and triceratops behavior as we understand it.

We also get into the 1953 short story by Jerome Bixby upon which the teleplay for this episode was based - if you'd like to check that out, you can find it here!

Next Week on The Hindsight Zone: Season 3, Episode 13 - Once Upon A Time

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Feel free to reach out via email at [email protected] if you want to request an episode for Season 3, or just say hi!

The Hindsight Zone is written and produced by Olivia Sterne and Suzy Beller. The Twilight Zone was created by Rod Serling and is not our intellectual property.

Intro/Outro music and narration by Aaron Ussery

Cover art by Suzy Beller

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from The Hindsight Zone!!

Gather round, one and all, for a discussion of miracles, children's firearms, and a very special cat named Orangey- because, as a special Holiday treat, we're covering The Twilight Zone's one and only Christmas episode: Season 2, Episode 11, The Night of the Meek.

Thank you all, from the bottom of our hearts, for listening this season. We love you, and we'll see you in 2026!!

Referenced in the Episode:

IMDB Confirms that Bruce the Bartender misspells "merry" as "mery"

The PATSY Award!

If you are in the Seattle area, check out The 1448 Project's wonderful Theater Anonymous Christmas event - probably too late this year, but maybe next year!

Get in touch!

Tiktok @thehindsightzonepod

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Feel free to reach out via email at [email protected] if you want to request an episode for Season 2, or just say hi!

The Hindsight Zone is written and produced by Olivia Sterne and Suzy Beller. The Twilight Zone was created by Rod Serling and is not our intellectual property.

Intro/Outro music and narration by Aaron Ussery

Cover art by Suzy Beller

Season 1 Finale Alert!!!! We're doing something a little different for our last episode this season and venturing outside The Twilight Zone to cover Night Gallery Season 2, Episode 1 - The Hand of Borgus Weems. Join us if you're curious about 1970s Rod, bizarre filmmaking techniques, and a very convincing wrist stump!

A special thank you to listener Steven for requesting this episode, and to everyone who's tuned in to the show so far!! Follow us at the links below for updates on our second season -

Tiktok @thehindsightzonepod

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Feel free to reach out via email at [email protected] if you want to request an episode for Season 2, or just say hi!

The Hindsight Zone is written and produced by Olivia Sterne and Suzy Beller. The Twilight Zone was created by Rod Serling and is not our intellectual property.

Intro/Outro music and narration by Aaron Ussery

Cover art by Suzy Beller

"Did you think I'd jump? Not a chance. I want to live - that's my problem!"

Welcome to the penultimate episode of Season One!! Join us this week for a spirited discussion of carnival aesthetics, repression, and the looming threat of Sasquatch as we cover Season 1, Episode 9 - Perchance to Dream.

Referenced in the episode:

You can find our wonderful singer-songwriter friend Christa Knickerbocker's single, bittersweet, on Spotify, Apple Music, and any other streaming platform you can imagine!!

Next Week on The Hindsight Zone: Night Gallery Season 2, Episode 1 - The Hand of Borgus Weems

The Hindsight Zone is written and produced by Olivia Sterne and Suzy Beller. The Twilight Zone was created by Rod Serling and is not our intellectual property.

Intro/Outro music and narration by Aaron Ussery

Cover art by Suzy Beller